Difficult
Difficult adjective - Requiring considerable physical or mental effort.
Pertinacious and difficult are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pertinacious" instead an adjective "Difficult".
Nearby Word: difficulty
Pertinacious
Pertinacious adjective - Continuing despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement.
Difficult and pertinacious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Difficult" instead an adjective "Pertinacious".
Nearby Word: pertinacity
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- strenuous and difficult
- strenuous and pertinacious
- obstinate and difficult
- obstinate and pertinacious
- stubborn and difficult
- stubborn and pertinacious
- stiff and difficult
- stiff and pertinacious
- hard and difficult
- hard and pertinacious
- contrary and difficult
- contrary and pertinacious
- perverse and difficult
- perverse and pertinacious
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